Women’s hoops stays unbeaten in UAA play
The No. 3 women’s basketball team (13-1, 3-0 UAA) won a pair of league road games to keep its league record unblemished.
WUSTL defeated Emory University, 71-55, on Jan. 13. Senior Kelly Manning led the Bears with a game-high 21 points.
On Jan. 15, the Bears upended Case Western Reserve University, 77-47. Manning had 16 points in the victory, as she became the Bears’ all-time leader in the 3-pointers made with 160.
Men’s hoops splits league road games
The men’ basketball team (10-4, 2-1 UAA) posted a 1-1 record in a pair of UAA road games. The Bears trimmed a 22-point first half deficit to one, but their rally came up short in a 74-71 loss at Emory University on Jan. 13. Sophomore Troy Ruths led the Bears with a game-high 23 points and pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds.
The Bears rebounded with an 86-69 win at Case Western Reserve University on Jan. 15. Senior Scott Stone scored 12 of his team-high 17 points in the second half.
Beattie leads swimmers, divers to dual meet wins
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams defeated Lindenwood University on Jan. 13 in a dual at Millstone Pool.
Freshman Julian Beattie led the men to a 134-97 win, clocking a time of 9:43.62 in the 1,000-yard freestyle. Beattie missed the school record by just one second in the event. Sophomore Meredith Nordbrock posted a WUSTL season-best time of 25.06 in the 50-free.
Beattie also led the men to a 151-84 win against Wabash College on Jan. 14, provisionally qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the 1,650 freestyle.